Taking Risks and Going For Uncertain Change Is A Drug Like None Other

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I think I’ve learned to enjoy taking risks and going for uncertain change. I went through this today in a small way when looking for a new apartment. I had two choices:

Normal Apartment with a normal layout

or

A Loft apartment with a pretty different layout from what I’m used to.

What did I go with? The Loft. Why? I wanted to go for something different. I wanted to take a risk. honestly, I’ve never lived in a loft, but it’s something different. I think the same holds true for entrepreneurship and running a company: You Need To Take Risk. Want to know a bullshit statement, and I’m sick of hearing it from people who have no clue about or passion for running a business:

99% of All Businesses Fail….

NO…99% OF PEOPLE FAIL.

There’s a lot of reasons a business can fail, but its really comes down to the founders. It comes down to whether they really want to go to the point of no return. I’m talking to the point where up is down, down is up, you’re broke, and living a life that can make you filthy rich one second or dirt poor the next. People put in some half ass effort, and always have their fallback plan in the back of their mind. I think we’d see a lot more successful businesses if entrepreneurs could just act as if they will die unless their business succeeds. That’s right, value your success as much as you value your life, and see how much more productive you get. I think the entrepreneurs that see starting a company “as fun” and only a real business until things take off will fail. I will bet on that 100%. Guess what? Your business will not “take off” unless you consider this as serious. Your business will not take off until you risk it all. This may sound obsessive, but any true and/or successful entrepreneur will tell you: your startup must consume you. It all comes down to is risk. Will you risk it all? If so, take the risk, and don’t look back. Enjoy the ride, because it will change your life. It’s a ticket paid with blood, sweat, and tears.
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